The management gurus : lessons from the best management books of all time

Insightful summaries of fifteen outstanding management booksSince 1978, Soundview Executive Book Summaries has offered its subscribers condensed versions of the most relevant and influential business books published each year. The company has won acclaim as the definitive selection service for business book readers. Following its successful first collection, The Marketing Gurus, Soundview has now compiled The Management Gurus, which includes summaries of fifteen management classics. One of them is a previously unpublished summary: Jack Welch and the 4 E’s of Leadership. Other featured books include: • Managing for the Future by Peter Drucker• Winning with People by John Maxwell• Mission Possible by Ken Blanchard• Judgment by Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis• Managing Crises Before They Happen by Ian I. Mitroff• Liberation Management by Tom PetersThese summaries distill thousands of pages about leadership, strategy, crisis management, organizational behavior, and more—perfect for busy executives and students. Winning with people / John C. Maxwell -- Topgrading / Bradford D. Smart -- Jack Welch and the 4 E's of leadership / Jeffrey A. Krames -- Leadership challenge / James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner -- Gods of management / Charles Handy -- Influencer / Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler -- True north / Bill George, Peter E. Sims -- What you got here won't get you there / Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter -- Judgment / Noel M. Tichy, Warren G. Bennis -- Small giants / Bo Burlingham -- Dealing with Darwin / Geoffrey A. Moore -- Wikinomics / Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams -- Managing crises before they happen / Ian I. Mitroff, Gus Anagnos -- Leader of the future / Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith, Richard Beckhard -- Next global stage / Kenichi Ohmae. The gurus in this book are world-class leaders and managers: they take management's most important concepts and transform them into strategies, tips and techniques that can be utilised in the workplace. This book summaries their key lessons. The Management Gurus brings you tried-and-tested advice. It will help you to: Hire your dream team and work with them effectively Create profitability Understand the evolution of your business Develop self-awareness to improve leadership Build world-class organisations on your own terms Be a success in the new, global economy This phenomenal collection of digested reads is a great head start in all aspects of management